(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)       Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct.  Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(2)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

(3)       Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity.

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received. 

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents. 

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

To hear questions from electors within the District on any matter this is the responsibility of the Committee. 

Questions must be received in writing by the City Solicitor in Room 112, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY, by mid-day on Monday 12 February 2018.

(Palbinder Sandhu - 01274 432269)

There were no questions submitted by the public. 

Up to a maximum of 15 minutes will be allowed for SCAPAG members to raise new items of information, questions, requests or suggestions that may have arisen within their organisation/neighbourhood and which are relevant to raise at the meeting.

Issues raised in accordance with the above must be received in writing by the Shipley Area Co-ordinator’s Office in Shipley Town Hall, Shipley, BD18 3EJ, by mid-day on Monday 12 February 2018.

(Damian Fisher – 01274 437146)

The Area Co-ordinator informed the Committee that no SCAPAG issues had been received for this meeting.

No resolution was passed on this item.

The Area Co-ordinator will present the notes (Document “X”) of SCAPAG contributions made at the meeting with the Area Committee held on 24 January 2018.

Recommended –

That the notes be received.

(Damian Fisher – 01274 437146)

The Area Co-ordinator presented the notes (Document “X”) of SCAPAG contributions made at the meeting with the Area Committee held on 24 January 2018.

Resolved –

That the notes be received.

NO ACTION

The Council has received a nomination to list property known as Burley Community Library as an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011.

The Interim Strategic Director of Corporate Services will submit Document “Y” which considers whether the nomination and nominated asset meet the Asset of Community Value criteria set out in the Localism Act and contains a recommendation as to whether or not the nomination should be approved.

Recommended –

That the nomination of the property known as Burley Community Library Grange Road, Burley in Wharfedale, LS29 7HD as an Asset of Community Value be accepted.

(Corporate/Regeneration & Economy Overview & Scrutiny Committee)

(Nigel Gillatt – 01274 434224)

The Council had received a nomination to list property known as Burley Community Library as an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011.

The Interim Strategic Director of Corporate Services submitted Document “Y” which considered that the nomination and nominated asset met the Asset of Community Value criteria set out in the Localism Act and therefore contained a recommendation that the nomination should be accepted.

Resolved –

That the nomination of the property known as Burley Community Library Grange Road, Burley in Wharfedale, LS29 7HD as an Asset of Community Value be accepted.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Corporate/Regeneration & Economy

ACTION: Interim Strategic Director, Corporate Services

The Council has received a nomination to list property known as Denholme Community Library as an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011.

The Interim Strategic Director of Corporate Services will submit Document “Z” which considers whether the nomination and nominated asset meet the Asset of Community Value criteria set out in the Localism Act and contains a recommendation as to whether or not the nomination should be approved.

Recommended –

That the nomination of the property known as Denholme Community Library, Mechanics Institute, Main Road, Denholme, BD13 4BL as an Asset of Community Value be accepted.

(Corporate/Regeneration & Economy Overview & Scrutiny Committee)

(Nigel Gillatt – 01274 434224)

The Council had received a nomination to list property known as Denholme Community Library as an Asset of Community Value under the Localism Act 2011.

The Interim Strategic Director of Corporate Services submitted Document “Z” which considered that the nomination and nominated asset met the Asset of Community Value criteria set out in the Localism Act and therefore contained a recommendation that the nomination should be accepted.

The Chair stated that the Committee had previously requested the Executive to amend the process for accepting nominations to list properties as Assets of Community Value in instances when the officer’s recommendation is to accept them, and the Ward Councillors affected and the Chair of this Committee concurred.  He considered this would have streamlined the process and saved on resources, particularly officer time, however, the recommendation had not been accepted by the Executive and no changes had been made to the process. He considered the on-going process to be untenable and asked for a full explanation as to why the process could not legally be changed.

Resolved –

(1)       That the nomination of the property known as Denholme Community Library, Mechanics Institute, Main Road, Denholme, BD13 4BL as an Asset of Community Value be accepted.

(2)       That the Interim City Solicitor be requested to provide an explanation to the Chair as to why the process cannot be changed to avoid reports being submitted to the Committee relating to Assets of Community Value when the officer’s recommendation is to accept them, and the Ward Councillors affected and the Chair of this Committee concur, as it is a waste of resources and officer time when reports are submitted to the Committee in these instances.

OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE: Corporate/Regeneration & Economy

ACTION: Interim Strategic Director, Corporate Services / Interim City Solicitor

The Strategic Director of Children’s Services will submit Document “AA” which presents the revised proposed model for the restructuring of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Specialist Teaching Support Services for children and young people with SEND to improve their educational outcomes.

Recommended –

That the details of Document “AA” be noted and commented upon.

(Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

(Judith Kirk – 01274 439255)

The Strategic Director of Children’s Services submitted Document “AA” which presented the revised proposed model for the restructuring of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Specialist Teaching Support Services for children and young people with SEND to improve their educational outcomes.

The Strategic Manager, Early Years was in attendance at the meeting and explained the financial pressures on the High Needs Block following changes to the National Funding Formula which the government was introducing from April 2018.  She outlined the proposed preferred option (option 3) which had two elements:

·         The creation of an integrated 0-25 years high incidence/high occurring SEND teaching support service to support children and young people who have autism, additional learning needs and difficulties and social and emotional and mental health needs;

and

·         The creation of a new low incidence/low occurring  0-25 years SEND Teaching Support Service to support children and young people with hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical and medical needs.

She explained that this preferred option would align to the four localities proposed in the Prevention and Early Help model which was also out for consultation and would see efficiencies in terms of service support and administration.  There would be a single referral system and two operative teams as outlined above.  The financial modelling for this option was based on a 70% funded model from the High Needs Block and 30% on an income generated model through selling some of their services to schools.

The Chair referred to a recent presentation to the Committee on the proposals for Early Help services and welcomed again the proposed improvements in joined up working and the move away from services working in silos.  He asked whether there would be one point of contact for service users.  In response, the Strategic Manager, Early Years stated that a child would need to be assessed initially by a specialist to determine their needs.  The Chair stressed the need to keep parents fully informed of the process and to also provide Councillors with a named contact.

In response to Members’ questions, it was reported that:

·         Schools had a statutory obligation to provide the service for children placed in them and the local authority had an obligation in supporting schools.

·         The proposal was for additional support services for schools.  It was up to schools whether they chose to buy it from the Council.

·         The results of a recent survey had shown that schools valued the service currently being provided, rated it highly and would continue to use it.

·         A scoping exercise was taking place to determine the demand with regard to selling the services to other local authorities.

·         The Schools Forum had previously decided to stop top slicing the schools budget which had previously topped up the High Needs Block which had led to these proposals being considered.

·         The proposal related to retaining specialist teachers that schools could call on and refer to for assistance for children with SEND.

·         There would be more staff in the proposed high incidence service  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.